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In 30 days preceding the CDC survey, 16.6% of high school students reported that they carried a weapon at least once. The weapon could be a gun, knife or club.

5.1% reported carrying a gun on one or more days in the previous 30 days.

4,828 young people, ages 10-24, were victims of homicide. An average of 13 each day.

82.8% of youth homicides were committed with a firearm.

There should be no reason that teenagers should have such easy access to guns in the first place. Also people often overlook these death and assume that those who were killed are gang members or it was their fault. The sad truth is that many of these teenagers were just being kids and minding their business.

People often assume that these deaths are gang related. To keep teens safe we need to make it harder for them to access these guns and weapons. As tens there isn't much we can do to prevent this kind of violence. If teens couldn't get a hold of these weapons then it would be safer but only adults can help fix that. As kids we just have to stick together and hope that it sent one of our friends next.

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In 2011, 20.1% of students in 9-12 grades reported being bullied on school property in the previous 12 months.

160,000 teens everyday miss school because they are afraid too.

Bullying has been an issue for decades and despite many peoples best efforts it is still a concern. While many schools try to make a safe environment for its students some just try to overlook the issue entirely. No matter what students  should always feel safe when they walk through their school's doors.

Us as students should be working to make our fellow peers feel safe. We might not even realize but the words we say matter. Being nicer is something everyone, including myself could work on.

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In 2011, 707,212 young people ages 10 to 24 were treated in emergency departments for injuries sustained from physical assaults.

In 2011, of a nationally-representative sample of students in grades 9-12, 3.9% reported being in a physical fight one or more times in the previous 12 months that resulted in injuries that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse.

32.8% reported being in a physical fight in the 12 months preceding the survey; the prevalence was higher among males (40.7%) than females (24.4%)

Fights aren't uncommon among teenagers (especially in dense urban areas). However not all of them include teens that were looking for a fight. Many are kids getting beat up as a result of bullying. Despite the escalation of this there is not much that is being done to prevent the violence.

In order to keep innocent teens out of danger it would be best to leave no man behind. This means that kids that feel targeted shouldn't walk alone. Befriending these kids is very important because the better support group they have the safer they are.

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Nationwide, 5.9% of teens missed school during the previous 30 days due to feelings of insecurity regarding being at school, or traveling to and from school.

Healthcare costs increase in communities with teen violence.

Total direct and indirect costs of teen violence is more than $158 billion per year.

Students should never have to miss school because they're afraid of their peers. Secondly, if healthcare costs are raising in areas of violence then it would be harder for families of low income to get treatment. Lastly with costs of teen violence being over 100 billion dollars there isn't being much done. Shouldn't there be more bing done if its costing this much?

Teens can only do so much to stop other teens from acting out. Adults however can help stop this if they could do just a little more. It is our job to be as nice and friendly to out classmates and it is the adult's job to protect them.

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In 2005, 9% of 10-17 year old internet users reported being harassed online.

56% of perpetrators and 67% of victims report the electronic aggression happened through instant messaging.

Cyber Bullying is still a fairly new way of targeting teens. With the internet getting more and more popular everyday more and more teens are being harassed. It is easy to hide behind a screen and say whatever you want to or about a person. This form of bullying doesn't require the same amount of confrontation as normal bullying so anyone could be on the other side of the screen. Most tend to stay anonymous leaving victims wondering who would say these things about them.

When it comes to cyber bullying there isn't much that we can do. What we can do is comfort the victims and let them know that they are not alone. Since many cyber bullies are anonymous they will probably never be caught.

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Suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15-24 year old Americans.

In the previous 12 month period, 17% of high school students had seriously considered suicide.

8% of high school students attempted suicide one or more times in the previous 12 months.

Mental Health issues are especially among teens have always been an issue. However it wasn't till more recently that people have been taking these issues seriously. Even with support from others the stigma of mental health issues remains at large. Still however many schools aren't properly equipped to deal with these kinds of issues leaving students to feel alone. Teachers and faculty should be taught more about this topic so that school be a safe heaven for students rather than a living hell.

Bring awareness to these issues is extremely important. When a classmates is talking about their issues it is our job to make them feel like thy are not alone. There should never be judgment about how we feel especially by those who should be our friends and allies.